- Our ancestors were chimpanzees:
WRONG!
- RIGHT: We share a common ancestor with chimps
- Human evolution = series of steps from ancestor to Homo sapiens:
WRONG!
- RIGHT: Hominid phylogeny is more like bush than a ladder
- Homo sapiens is a twig on the bush
- Human characteristics like upright posture and large brain evolved together:
WRONG!
- RIGHT: Our ancestors include upright walkers with small brains